The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-12
THROUGH TIE STATE.
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS
In west Virginia and viainity-Ccrtincato OF
lneorporntion-MllItur and g. A. II.
MAtters-A Colorod Tough-Othcr
No. Items OF Nsws Of state Intercst.

There ia said to be but ono Republican
postmaster In this State.
Tho Governor has commissioned A. NJ.
Bainbridge, Of Littleton, Wetzel county,
a notary public. al :
The coal miners In the Kanawhs Valley
have demanded half cent per bushel In
crease for mining, and a atrlke Ia
threatened. - "
| While deer hunting in Grant county,
laet week, man named Slesel mistook n
companion named Boyors for buck, and
shot and killed him. .II --''' -
Beara are reported to be quito numer-
Qua IN Boone county, aud tho farmers sro
losing heavily by reason OF their finest
stock being killed by tho beasts. :
The Hope Fire Company, Of Washing.
ton, "a, hns disbandod for want Of proper
support from the citizens. The company
has boon in existence since 1910. ~
]. 7. Padley md William Hsrader who
have been conducting O school Of telo-
graphy at Charleston havo "skipped the
town." leaving number Of unpaid bills.
A negro In Huntington has been srrest-
ed and is now in jail in Barboursville tor
stealing cows. He disposed OF them in
Catlettsburg, either dead or alive, to suit
the purchaser.
silas Fluharty. OF Wetzel county, wuu
shot and painfully wounded In a row at
Mannington, Marion county, the other
night. He charges one VIM. E. RodgeIu
with boing bis assailant.
Some time since charges Of crookednesy
were preferred againat the Charlealon
school board. At an investigation a dsy
or two Hince the whole matter collapsed.
not one OF the charges being sustained.
A force OF engineers are at work on thu
Grafton & Greenbrier extension to Charles.
ton, and the survey OF tho road will bo
pushed through as last as practicable, and
" seems almost certain that work will be
com menced on this route in the early
spring.
Two prisoners in tho Philippi iail eu.
capped last week, by burning hole in tho
ceiling Of their cell, through which they
reached the aecond story Of the building.
1t was then an easy matter to reach the
stairway and finally the street. One Of the
men has been captured.
Sam Davis, colored tough, was sho. by
D. F. Enoch, an attorney, at Burpet,s-
town, Pa, last Sunday morning. Davis
and q number OF other bad citizsns were
creating disturbance opposite Enoch'a
evening" and upon his ordering them to
diaperae, Davis assaulted him.
The new bridge constructed by the Bal
timore u Ohio Railroad Company, in
Preston county, over Tray Run, on Cheat
river grade, one milo and half west of
RLo"lesburg, was connected on Thursdav,
The structure is magnificent three ribbet,
tratt truss, all OF wrought iron, the first Of
the Kind erected on the main stem,
The trial Of Virginia Robinson, colored.
charged with murder, by cruel treatment.
Ola 5.year-old child, colored. living will
her, occupied Friday, Saturday and Mon
dsy last, at Charlestown. and woa CON
cluded on Monday by e verdict of puiltv
Of murder in the eecond degree ana shs
years.. - - ~,
a library aasociationin the NJ. E. church
at PaIaersburg has presented the Sunday
school connected with the church with 8
library OF 700 volumes OF the standard au-
lhora OF history, biography, poetry and
romance. Theae added 10 the 1876 VOL
umes already in the library make l,l35
cholce books, being one Of the largest Sum
day school collectionB In the State,
). The Secretary Of State has Issued q eer-
tlhcate OF incorporation TO the Masnn
Gounty Building and Loan AFeociation. of
folnt Pleasant. The cum OF 5000 bas heen
auoscfibed to the capital stock, with the
privilege OF increasing tho cspl,sl to 5000
0oO. The Romney l. Short Mountain Rail.
road Company has also been ipcornorated
Inc company Is organized for the purpose
ot oullVing q road from a point near
homney to the gap in North Moun.aiis
where North River passes through.
A new military company, named in
honor OF Hon. 8. B. Elkins, has been or.
genizsd in Fairmont with the folloy;ry
ON hGefe: Clarence L.Smith, Captain john
). Hamilton, First Lieutenant; tn. B.
stegsera, Second Lieutenant; Thomep
Jackeon, Ensign; First Sergeant, A,
howard Fleming; Second Sergeant, ]. S.
sample Third Sergeant, James Holland:
Fourth Sergeant, NJ. ]. Deyeny: Cornor.
ais, Frank Watson, s. @. Morris. IS. r
Jones and Otto Heise. 1t is unde,stood
that the Sons OF Veterans will also organ-
ize q company within their own ranks
aoou. ...,-r- -
Meade Poat g. A. R.. at Fairmont, has
elected the following officers: Commander.
Thomas A. Maulsby; Senior Vice Com.
mandeI. Thomas NJ. Fleming; Junior
Vice Commander, George D. jackson
Surgeon, Dr.. ]. II. Brownlield; Chaplain
Dr. Gideon Martin; Qusrtermaster, NO.
Cochran; Olhcor Of the Day, George l.
Fleming; Officer Of the Guard, Jonathan
M,sWkins: ". s. Conway, Ell L. Parker,
William Q. Parker and James Dean were
elected delegatea 10 the Department Ea-
campment, which meets at Weston in
April, 1888. Tue post now numbers 1913
N members, and iathe second largest in the